| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chris Marshall - foul #2 on Chris Marshall, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski tips it but misses | 46-45 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jackie Youngblood | 46-47 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Jackie Youngblood steals the ball from Chris Marshall | 46-47 |
| 18:19 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Chris Marshall connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Timpson | 48-49 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Stansberry | 48-51 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | James Timpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Slater | 48-51 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Jackie Youngblood | 48-53 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Frank Slater - foul #3 on Frank Slater, team foul #1 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Willard Bland (SG), John Scott (SF), Antony Phillips (PF), Justin Martel (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Frank Slater, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Martel pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Charles Barry - foul #2 on Charles Barry, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Martel - foul #1 on Justin Martel, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Justin Martel | |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Marine (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willard Bland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Hall (fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Patrick Andrews - foul #3 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF) Willard Bland, Patrick Andrews, John Scott | |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Marine and the foul's on Richard Stansberry - foul #2 on Richard Stansberry, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Chris Marshall (PF), James Perkins (C) Richard Marine, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Frank Slater (PF), Cecil Kamienski (C) Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Charles Barry gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cecil Kamienski | 56-56 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Eaton - foul #4 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Richard Marine (SF) Mario Ellenburg, Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (SG), Justin Martel (SF) Patrick Andrews, John Scott | |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Kamienski - foul #3 on Cecil Kamienski, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Cecil Kamienski blocks the short jumper by Chris Marshall | 56-57 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green's pass is intercepted by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Chris Marshall drills a floater from the baseline set up by James Perkins | 58-57 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater dunks the ball on a nice dish by Justin Martel | 58-59 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Richard Marine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF) Ricky Green, Willard Bland, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Martel | 58-61 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Charles Hall (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Frank Slater, Justin Martel | |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on William Hubbard - foul #2 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF) Richard Stansberry | |
| 12:01 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antony Phillips - foul #2 on Antony Phillips, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Cecil Kamienski (C) Jackie Youngblood, Antony Phillips | |
| 12:01 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 12:01 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is fouled on the floor by William Hubbard - foul #4 on William Hubbard, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (PF), James Perkins (C) Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (PF) Charles Hall | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Perkins (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Bland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Kamienski (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski misses the dunk | 58-61 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Richard Marine's pass is intercepted by Cecil Kamienski | 58-61 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Scott | 58-63 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Charles Barry connects on the open shot from the left side set up by Mario Ellenburg | 60-63 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 60-63 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski can't tip it in | 60-63 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Richard Marine can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Kamienski | 60-65 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a wide open shot from the right block | 62-65 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 62-67 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | James Perkins connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Marine | 64-67 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Mario Ellenburg, Charles Barry, Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Justin Martel (PF), Charles Hall (C) Ricky Green, Willard Bland, John Scott, Antony Phillips, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | James Timpson steals the ball from Justin Martel | 64-67 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | James Timpson throws it down | 66-67 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Marine is called for the reach on Richard Stansberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Marine, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Marine - foul #2 on Richard Marine, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | James Timpson connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Parker | 69-69 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews travels in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SF), William Hubbard (C) Richard Marine, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater (PF) Charles Hall | |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Bartlow | 71-69 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Eaton - foul #5 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF) Raymond Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Richard Marine connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-70 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Marine (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stansberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Slater (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Martel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Parker takes the ball from Frank Slater | 73-70 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | William Hubbard lays it in | 75-70 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Stansberry, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Cecil Kamienski (C) Patrick Andrews, Justin Martel | |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Richard Marine is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Marine, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow is called for the reach on Jackie Youngblood - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Perkins (C) William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | James Timpson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Timpson, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Chris Marshall (PF) Shawn Bartlow, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (SG), Charles Hall (C) Jackie Youngblood, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 75-74 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Charles Hall steals the ball from Richard Marine in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green is open but misses the lay-in | 75-74 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hall | 75-76 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Charles Barry, Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Antony Phillips (C) Ricky Green, Charles Hall | |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-76 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Ellenburg steps in front of the Willard Bland pass | 75-76 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | William Hubbard clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jackie Youngblood - foul #3 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Justin Martel (PF), Cecil Kamienski (C) Willard Bland, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Frank Slater, Antony Phillips | |
| 04:20 | UTEP | William Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | William Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Martel is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 77-78 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Cecil Kamienski swats the shot by Mario Ellenburg | 77-78 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews travels in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Chris Marshall (PF), James Perkins (C) Mario Ellenburg, Shawn Bartlow, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Justin Martel | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | James Timpson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-78 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cecil Kamienski | 77-78 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Marshall (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Perkins (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Kamienski (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Frank Slater (PF) Patrick Andrews, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Richard Marine misses the fadeaway from the right side | 77-78 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall clanks a jump hook from the left block | 77-78 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Willard Bland (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Antony Phillips (PF), Cecil Kamienski (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, John Scott, Frank Slater, Charles Hall | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Willard Bland is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow - foul #3 on Willard Bland, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Chris Marshall (PF) Charles Barry, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Marine - foul #4 on Richard Marine, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG) Mario Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Frank Slater (PF) Patrick Andrews, Willard Bland, Antony Phillips | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Timpson is hacked by Frank Slater - foul #4 on Frank Slater, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-78 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski gets the rebound | 79-78 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Green | 79-80 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Richard Marine is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Richard Marine, team foul #12 | 79-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG) Richard Marine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow is called for the reach on Ricky Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #13 | 79-80 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Chris Marshall buries a fadeaway from the right side | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is fouled on the floor by James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #14 | 81-82 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Ricky Green is called for the reach on Charles Barry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Green, team foul #12 | 81-84 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Timpson is called for the reach on Ricky Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Timpson, team foul #15 | 83-84 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Charles Barry clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-86 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Marshall | 83-86 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Barry | 86-86 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood blows the layup | 86-86 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood gets the offensive rebound | 86-86 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Bartlow (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Chris Marshall (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Perkins (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Stansberry (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Slater (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Cecil Kamienski (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski wins the tip | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 86-88 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #16 | 86-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), John Scott (SF), Antony Phillips (PF), Justin Martel (C) Ricky Green, Richard Stansberry, Frank Slater, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-88 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg pulls down the rebound | 86-88 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Charles Barry's pass is intercepted by John Scott | 86-88 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry is called for the reach on Patrick Andrews - foul #3 on Charles Barry, team foul #17 | 86-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (C) William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 86-89 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-89 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Justin Martel | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Willard Bland | 86-91 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Parker | 88-91 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-91 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Justin Martel (PF) Patrick Andrews, Willard Bland, John Scott, Antony Phillips | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is hacked by Charles Barry - foul #4 on Charles Barry, team foul #18 | 88-91 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 88-92 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | William Hubbard lays it up and in | 90-93 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry loses the dribble to Mario Ellenburg in the backcourt | 90-93 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Charles Barry lays it in set up by Mario Ellenburg | 92-93 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Stansberry and he's fouled by Charles Barry - foul #5 on Charles Barry, team foul #19 | 92-95 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF), Frank Slater (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Richard Stansberry, Justin Martel, Charles Hall | |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the free throw | 92-96 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Frank Slater blocks the short jumper by Shawn Bartlow | 92-96 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 92-96 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow is called for the reach on Jackie Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #20 | 92-96 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (SG), Chris Marshall (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Bartlow, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry (SF), Cecil Kamienski (C) John Scott, Antony Phillips | |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 92-96 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 92-97 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Ricky Green picks off the pass by James Timpson in the backcourt | 92-97 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski scores on a jumper from close range set up by Frank Slater | 92-99 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 92-99 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses badly on a floater from close range | 92-99 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski grabs the defensive rebound | 92-99 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is fouled in the backcourt by James Timpson - foul #5 on James Timpson, team foul #21 | 92-99 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (SF) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 92-100 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 92-101 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Cecil Kamienski - foul #4 on Cecil Kamienski, team foul #13 | 92-101 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 93-101 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 94-101 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Parker is called for the reach on Cecil Kamienski - foul #2 on Frank Parker, team foul #22 | 94-101 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 94-101 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski makes the 2nd free throw | 94-102 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frank Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Marshall (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Perkins (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Stansberry (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Slater (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Cecil Kamienski (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 94-102 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cecil Kamienski | 94-102 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ellenburg - foul #3 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #23 | 94-102 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 94-102 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski makes the 2nd free throw | 94-103 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Jackie Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #14 | 94-103 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 95-103 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 96-103 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green is hacked by Mario Ellenburg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #24 | 96-103 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 96-104 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 96-105 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 96-105 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 96-105 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is hacked by Frank Slater - foul #5 on Frank Slater, team foul #15 | 96-105 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (PF) Frank Slater | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 97-105 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 98-105 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Marshall - foul #3 on Chris Marshall, team foul #25 | 98-105 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 98-106 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses the 2nd free throw | 98-106 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 98-106 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 98-106 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the offensive board | 98-106 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg loses the dribble to Richard Stansberry | 98-106 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the easy layup | 98-106 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 98-106 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 98-106 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips snags the defensive board | 98-106 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green runs out the clock | 98-106 |